I know things dont look so good right now but this team has a lot of bright spots. And there have been many teams in the last couple of years who have bounced back from 4 to 6 win seasons to make it to the playoffs the next year, such as;
The Jets, Steelers, Chargers and the Falcons who all had between 4 and 6 wins in 2003 and made it to the playoffs in 2004.
Last year: The Giants, Redskins, Bears, Bucs all had between 4-6 wins and are now in the playoffs. And Carolina was 7-9.
On offense we have great skill players in Willis, Moulds, Evans and JP along with some good role players ( Reed, Parrish, maybe Everett) who will greatly benefit from the addition of only 2 interior O-linemen. Opening up the running game will help JP hit his stride, and we all saw that he is capable of making plays.
On D: Fletcher, Spikes, Schobel, Adams. Vincent, Milloy, McGee, Clements(?), Crowell will all benefit from one solid DT and one playmaker at LDE.
In total that is 4 players that can completely change this team. And if some of us are worried about the age of our D, well look no further than the Bucs who have one of the best Defenses in the league and are doing it with a lot of old guys. The difference is that they dont have a weakness in the interior of their line and they have 2 solid pass rushers on the outside. Which is exactly what we need.
Therefore, assuming these 4 holes are filled in FA and the Draft this team will succeed in 2006!
The Jets, Steelers, Chargers and the Falcons who all had between 4 and 6 wins in 2003 and made it to the playoffs in 2004.
Last year: The Giants, Redskins, Bears, Bucs all had between 4-6 wins and are now in the playoffs. And Carolina was 7-9.
On offense we have great skill players in Willis, Moulds, Evans and JP along with some good role players ( Reed, Parrish, maybe Everett) who will greatly benefit from the addition of only 2 interior O-linemen. Opening up the running game will help JP hit his stride, and we all saw that he is capable of making plays.
On D: Fletcher, Spikes, Schobel, Adams. Vincent, Milloy, McGee, Clements(?), Crowell will all benefit from one solid DT and one playmaker at LDE.
In total that is 4 players that can completely change this team. And if some of us are worried about the age of our D, well look no further than the Bucs who have one of the best Defenses in the league and are doing it with a lot of old guys. The difference is that they dont have a weakness in the interior of their line and they have 2 solid pass rushers on the outside. Which is exactly what we need.
Therefore, assuming these 4 holes are filled in FA and the Draft this team will succeed in 2006!
Comment